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Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants.
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you
There's no trick to being a humorist when you have the whole government working for you
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them read more
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
It's not the voting that's democracy; it's the counting.
Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far read more
Whenever the people are well informed, they can be trusted with their own government; that whenever things get so far wrong as to attract their notice, they may be relied on to set them to rights.
If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor read more
If you want to understand your government, don't begin by reading the Constitution. (It conveys precious little of the flavor of today's statecraft.) Instead, read selected portions of the Washington telephone directory containing listings for all the organizations with titles beginning with the word National.
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.
No government ought to be without censors; and where the press is free no one ever will.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.
. . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to
determine whether a republican government read more
. . . The manners of women are the surest criterion by which to
determine whether a republican government is practicable in a
nation or not.
